I'm glad they did in fact interview him. However, if people were concerned enough about the videos to contact the police, of course the police should have viewed those videos.

I almost positive that there wasn't any criminal malfeasance by the deputies, but I think the failure to view the videos will bite the department in the butt hard. The specific details/reasons for their not viewing the videos will be the biggest issue of the coming law suits. It was clearly a mistake in hindsight, but if it wasn't a department policy, then they can't really be faulted. It's sad to say, but nut job calls of any kind are despised by cops. The massive amount of paperwork and difficulty in dealing with anyone in the mental health profession is a overly and rediculessly time consuming and frustrating task. Those mental health professionals generally hate police and usually make life as difficult on the police as possible. I can't blame the deputies in this case for not investigating closer and digging around. There's no good side to dealing with a nut or potential nut...at least in California.